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In France, 551 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in 24 hours.
In total, 40,987 people have died from Covid-19 since the start of the epidemic.
Some 20,155 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in the past 24 hours in France.
The number of patients in intensive care is 4,685, for 6,400 beds currently available.
The Pfizer laboratory announced that its vaccine against Covid-19 is "90% effective" after the first interim analysis of its phase 3 trial, the last before an application for approval.
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6:55 am.
Tunisia
wants to increase controls to avoid containment.
Tunisia announces more controls on the wearing of masks and tests for foreign tourists, once again ruling out confinement as the country faces a peak of contagion and a serious economic crisis.
Calling on Tunisians to be civic-minded, the head of government Hichem Mechichi explains that "the measures we are taking are aimed at not achieving containment".
"We will take a more severe step" and "intensify the law enforcement campaigns tomorrow," he said, recalling the obligation to wear a mask and the ban on gatherings of more than four people.
The country, which had recorded 50 deaths at the end of June, is currently at 1,920 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health, which notes more than 20 deaths per day currently.
6:45 am.
Brazil suspends Chinese vaccine trials after "serious incident"
.
The Brazilian health authority announces that it has suspended clinical trials of a Chinese vaccine candidate against the coronavirus after "a serious incident" observed in a volunteer.
The Health Vigilance Agency (Anvisa) "decided to stop the clinical trial of the CoronaVac vaccine after a serious incident" on October 29, she said in a statement.
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She did not provide details of what happened, but indicated that these types of incidents could include death, potentially fatal side effects, severe disability, hospitalization and other "clinically significant events." ".
This halt for CoronaVac, from the Chinese laboratory Sinovac Biotech, came the same day that the American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced that its vaccine against the coronavirus had reached an effectiveness of 90%.
6:35 am.
551 new deaths in France.
In France, 551 deaths from the new coronavirus were recorded in 24 hours according to the latest figures from Public Health France.
In total, 40,987 people have died from Covid-19 since the start of the epidemic.
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6:25 am.
4,685 people are currently in intensive care
in France, for 6,400 beds currently available in hospitals.
Coronavirus: "The peak of the epidemic is in front of us", says Jérôme Salomon
6:15 am.
Hope for a future vaccine.
The Pfizer laboratory announced that its vaccine against Covid-19 is "90% effective" after the first interim analysis of its phase 3 trial, the last before an application for approval.
